Representations of the Intellectual Og så er der familien

Og så er der familien

Og kun en ny ”energetisk pacifisme” kan ifølge Sloterdijk forhindre denne katastrofe

hvor Proust-selskaber verden over jævnligt mødes og holder forfatterens ånd i live

Undervejs flytter hun ind hos Wagner-soldatens tante

Representations of the Intellectual Og så er der familienAre intellectuals merely the servants of special interests or do they have a larger responsibility? In these wide ranging essays, one of our most brilliant and fiercely independent public thinkers addresses this question with extraordinary eloquence. Said sees the intellectual as an exile and amateur whose role it is 'to speak the truth to power' even at the risk of ostracism or imprisonment. Drawing on the examples of Jonathan Swift and Theodor